New-York tribune., 1887-05-16
THE TAX OF THE DAE

The total number Of persons killed by wild animals
and venomous snakes In the ten divisions Of Bengal
during the official 1856 was the highest IN tho
last five years and amounted to IL ,523. As s usual
nnsonths OF those Deaths were caused by snakes,
But of 1929 bufalos oxen, horses and ponies d.
stroyed In this ms nner only 3l1 killed by snakes
These annual returns do not take account Of sheep
goats pigs and monkeys, the destruction Of which is
very large. Tho hyena Ia credited with the destruc
ton of 773 head Of cattle.
Taking the Census-"I have scheme ta make
some money when the next IL taken In
Dakota said ono Sioux Falls man to another
a%hy' IN make proposition. to the legislature
to take tho census Of the towns rs a. about 90 por
SoSa ShS ysa SSgdp ss %i tGe SsHs s
cents. You see, I'll give man hall dollar 70
up he and aSs d them sr Sqs On s she nas
By ben.s get uD on 'h0 wagon ana ''0n' ''n 'D'''''
In tho recherche circles OF Zanzibar the ladies'
wear gold dollars on rings inserted In their noses,
and the moro gold dollars a woman wears the moro
exclusive she considers herself. woman who can
string twenty-five or thirty gold dollars on her nose
ring Is Acknowledged to be an arstocrat from away
back and snub her less favored sisters with
impunity.
Tho style Now.-Omaha Miss-Ma, an going to
Ms-The gentleman with the dark mustachei
"No, the one with the light mustache."
"Oh, tRe one with bald spot.n
aNO, it's the ono without bald spot"
sYou have always been dItiful daughter ;. DEAR
ID is."-t0maba World.
1t is said that the people Ct Rcston thinking Of
boring for gas. They ought to tap the State House
dome.
Thus far no Christian has been allowed to enter tho
Sidon tomb temple in Palestine Moslem officials
ter freely, however, and many Of them nutilate and
carry away portions Of tho statGary
AT the Panorama-LlttIe GIRLS that you. papa,
tho brick horse that Is UP on it5 blnd egsi
Parent-Ycs, my child that is usually pointed out
%And dla you cut that other mans head of and
"But mamma didn't say anything about it when
asked her wns whaS SS so qua II 9e oon around o, the
spectators proudly -
heard Of '1S was s @ fcC aroHd and get Kicked By an
army mule and that now you haven't sense enough
to get a pension."-tDakOta Bell
Kansas City man says that theatre viii soon
be ercctco In that city "thas will knock tho spots
onn the measly old Grand Opera House of Paris.n
1 see that a largo committee Of influential citt-
has been chosen to conduct the erection of q
statue 70 tho late President Arthur. Let us hope
that something worthy Will be achieved Here was q
man whose dignity of presence and graciously hand
somo physique especially lent themselves to noble
AID individual presentation in plastic art. There
scupors capable OF doing justice TO the notable
physical and mental oharacterstics Of Chester Alan
the committee, let have more ayesties and car
features! -(Town Topics.
Some Of the papers have been stating that Mr.
Abbey "wll control Benhardt for four years" Judg-
ing from tho experience Of many Others who have
tried to control the great tragedienne, it is pretty
safe to say that Mr. Abbey viii have his hands full
$50 Blkinson is settling up bis debts"
"Has he squared things with you YETI
"No. But Pm friend Of his you know"-
Clown Topics.
Almost Utopia-A place on earth has been found
where taxes are unknown. 1t Is territory border
called oHibbcTt's Gore" ID contains sS4 acres OK
land and ten tiourtshing families lt Is bounded Dy
but is not claimed by either The inhabitants 40 n.t
maintain municipal organization, and cannot votd
or town officers, bur they contented with their
fine farms and good roads their pork barrels
not care snap about politics This community
comes as near to having Utopia as community ever
did. -lLewston Me- Journal
"Tho san Francisco Examiner" calls upon all adult
male citizens to boycott the plug hat and to indulge
In tho Of hair oil "Much," 1t says, some
times laugh In sleeves at the vanity Of using hair
oil, yet the experience Of the African Nubans. who
consume all tho grease they can get ca their wooly
heads would to favor the practice In preference
20 water. which most generally contains more or less
matter that is injurious to the hair. There is no
badness among the Nubians, whose hair is creased
stiff all the time, beside living in the soorching SUM-"
Our suburban amateur farmers are now engaged
in their annual lying matches as to the height Of
their respective pea vines IL is harmless amuse
'ment, however. IL phases our suburban friends
and their vines viii have no appreciabe effect upon
Transcript.
"The American Israelto" doesn't appear to have
very high opinion OF operas alleged to be sung IN
Hebrew. Ii says they jargon OF corrupt
German, while the music Is decidedly modern
A Common COmplaint-Tired Wife-John 1 wish
hrin In sOmA
Husband-I would, my DEAR but have the lum-
bago again.
Tired Wife-You havel
Husband-Yes, the pains up my back Just
terrible.
Tired wfe-why, what have you been doingl
Husband-There We're seats left at the ball
ground, and | bad TO stand up-tTidBits.